water -- it requires this new warning. i'm richelle carey, here is the latest from al jazeera. bradley manning is sentenced to 35 years behind bars for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. hundreds are dead near the syrian capitol, the opposition says the government used chemical weapons. and an egyptian court has ordered the release of hosni mubarak. and hassan has rested his case without calling any witnesses. ♪

a military judge sentences private bradley manning to 35 years in prison. the former intelligence kiwikil. mike viqueira, prosecutors wanted more than that. let's manning the maximum sentence according to lind would have been 90 years. the prosecutes asked for 60.

[ technical difficulties ] >> and an altruist in the name of transparency. some 700,000 documents were leaked, among them, richel as you know that video of the attack on 11 individuals who ended up being non-combatant. a mistake on the part of these pilots, he has a camera slung over his arm, did one of the journalists. that video, while the advocates

bradley manning. there are protests already being planned throughout the course of the day. one outside the white house this evening who say he is being unjustly maligned. these charges are totally unjustified. they put him on something of a pedestal, although it has to be noted as far as the american public see

what the impact of a case like

this will be. thank you so much. >> okay. there are calls for an ininvestigation after syrian opposition groups say hundreds of people were killed in a whim call weapon's attack. the government denies the charges. it happened as un inspectors investigate previous attacks. >> reporter: they are demanding the united nations investigate those claims that chemical weapons were used in the suburbs of damascus. there is a un team in syria at the moment. they were investigating three alleged chemical weapons attacks, but those attacks happened a few months ago. in order for them to investigate a new incident, they will need an official request from the nated nations, but they will also need the approval of the syrian government. the un investigative team, it

really took months of negotiations before they were granted access, so it is still not clear whether the un team already in syria will be able to investigate. it's hard to independently confirm what happened on the ground, but this wasn't the first time that rebels accused the government of using chemical weapons, but in the past the government as well has accused the rebels of using these banned weapons as well. a very murky situation on the ground undoubtedly the ongoing conflict would only lead to more escalation. the white house says it is deeply concerned with the reports out of the syria. >> if a verified this would be a shocking escalation of the use of chemical weapons in syria.

we will determined that the people responsible will one day be held to account. i hope though un team will have unrestricted access to the area concerned. now to egypt where former president hosni mubarak could soon be a free man. a court ordered him to be freed while prosecutors invest corruptional allegations against him. mike hanna has more. >> reporter: the case was thought to be concluded. hosni mubarak was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for failing to stop the killings of protesters. and those celebrating prepared to begin their life in a post mubarak era. but the proposed president's defense arguing against the sentence. the prosecutors appealing

against the courted's decision to acquit mubarak on other charges. all sides greeted the decision to hold a retrial as a victory. but then prosecutors in the morsi government realized that with no new charges formulated, mubarak had legal grounds for immediate release, and haste illy drew up a number of corruption charges. in recent weeks these charges have been dismissed by the court, and his lawyers now contend he should be released. their simple argument, he has to date not been formally convicted of any crime, and the period of detention, pending judgment has long expired. but underlying this complex legal process is a massive shift in the fulcrum of power with the morsi government deposed by the military, there's a possibility

of political factors playing as much a role in mubarak's fate as legal ones. jonathan betts joins us live now from cairo. jonathan set the scene for us, how are people reacting to this truly significant news? it's a huge development. >> yeah, richel it is a stunning development. now syria's talk that hosni mubarak the feared ruler of egypt for close to 30 years, could be set free as early as tomorrow. that court in cairo ordering him to be released. he faces several charges and investigations in other trials one starting as early as sunday. we do not expect him to be released tonight, but sources within the court system do tell al jazeera he could be released as early as tomorrow.

and if he is released, we have also learned that he will not be allowed to leave the country. still his freedom is not a guarantee at this point. he faces other charges and there is still an appeals process that could kick in to find an excuse to leave him in prison. but the big headline is frankly it is certainly possibility. and it is becoming increasingly likely. >> the eu is meeting in brussels, what do you know about that? >> yeah, european union met today to try to figure out what to do with the egypt situation. it's another indication of how some members of the international community are becoming increasingly concerned about the events in egypt. europe is also concerned about withholding aid and punishing regular egyptians and those who

need it the most. it is a fine line the international community is trying to walk, but they are urging the egyptian government to show restraint, to stop the violence on both sides, and lift that government-imposed state of emergency that remains in effect as the curfew as well. >> so in a country that's in a state of emergency, has curfews, and now the potential release of a former dictator, how might hosni mubarak's release really complicate the situation? >> it certainly does complicate a lot here in egypt. most egyptians thought they put the mubarak era behind them. it is certainly a possibility that his freedom could fuel more protest, anger and division in egypt.

these next few days will certainly be a big test for egyptians to see how much they will accept and tolerate from this new military-lead government. >> it really is a test. jonathan betts live from cairo, thank you. officials say 1,250 homes remain evacuated in the resort areas of katchum and sun valley, idaho. and residents in a nearby town have been told toe evacuate for the second time in two days. these are the latest pictures for california's yosemite national park where four wildfires are burning. more than 2,000 homes and hotels are at risk. there are reports that 200 seniors were forced to vacate the park on thursday. so the west is expecting

some rain today. to figure out if that is any help at all, let's kick it over to rebecca stevenson. >> it's not going to make much impact on the fires that are being fought in oregon and idaho, because by the time the storms get up there the rain will evaporate. even though we had a significant amount of rain, and it did made some headway in kansas and parts of colorado, we're starting to see the drought redevelop mid-month and we're going to continue with dry conditions. we'll continue to have the fuel sitting ripe and ready as we move up into the southern portion of the pacific north. that is south oregon, south

idaho. that is where we're going to -- [ technical difficulties ] hiking through this really tough terrain, through the cascades and getting back to the mountains of southern oregon, trying to put out some of the new fires we expect will be struck as we get into that lightning this afternoon. we'll monitor that for you, and show you where we expect more rain in the southeast. the army psychiatrist who could be sentenced to death for silling 13 people at fort hood in 2009 has rested. >> he did have stand-by counsel at his side, but he was adamant that he wanted to present his own version of the facts, and the problem is the judge said early on that he cannot present that specific argument. he wanted to say that he targeted u.s. soldiers in order to defend muslim lives in

afghanistan. the judge ruled early on that that argument is irrelevant to the case, which leaves us with the facts of the case. the step by step planning and procedures that hah an is accused of. a sentencing hearing is underway in washington state in the case against staff sergeant robert bales. he has already pleaded guilty to 16 murders. alan joins us on the phone from washington. alan this has been some truly emotional testimony to get us to this point. >> yeah, some very dramatic testimony this morning, we heard from one afghan witness who was brought here from afghanistan, and he was describing on the morning of the murders, going to

his cousin's house and finding piled and burning -- bodies in that house. and finding 11 members of a family in that pile. and seven of the villagers from afghanistan testified about what hand during sergeant bales rampage and in the aftermath. defense attorneys still saying that sergeant bales still has no idea why he did what he did, even as he sits and listens to the testimony. >> he admitted it. says he didn't know why he did it. has he apologized? or might he do so at some point? >> he did make a statement earlier, but he hasn't made any formal apology of any kind so far in court. he certainly could in this case. he will have an opportunity to

stand up and give what is called an unsworn statement, a statement that can't be cross-examined, and that's something that a direct apology to the afghan people who are here, or the afghan people in general, could come to a point. experts say that is likely to happen, but there's no way to say for certainly we're likely to hear an i'm sorry from bales. >> allan thank you so much. up next, the 9/11 pretrial hearings are underway from guantanamo bay. we'll have a live report.

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. welcome back, recapping our top stories, the court has ordered the release of hosni mubarak. if prosecutors do not appeal the ruling, mubarak could be freed in the next couple of days. a military judge has

sentenced private bradley manning to 35 years in prison, he leaked classified documents to wikileaks. he was dishonorably discharged and will no longer get pay. to provide some direct incite on bradley manning's trial, we turn to amnesty international's observer at the trial. what is your reaction? >> it is what we were expecting. he was available to as much as 90 years, the prosecution was seeking 60, and the 35 is really just to set an example. >> the example being what? >> to show other leakers that if they do leak classified information, you have to make a decision, leak the information

that you believe to be human rights violations or face possibly life sentences or the majority of your life in prison doing so. and when people are conflicted about that, they are going to usually be self-serving. >> what do you say to those who say he could have gone about it in a different way? >> he admits to that. he says he was irresponsible to the amount of information he leaked. he -- he admits that, you know, some of the things that he did. he went too far and should have gone up the chain of command. and not everything were human right ts violationings, some of it was to really embarrass the u.s. government. and i think that's the reaction you are seeing now from the u.s. government. >> what were you looking for at the trial? >> specifically, the aiding the enemy charge was still on the

table, and obviously it wasn't until the verdict that that was knocked down, so i was trying to see what information was coming out. obviously with this case specifically it was very hard to do, since a lot of the sessions were in closed session because of the classified information, so we had to take the government and the prosecutors at their word for what was leaked, as well as any damage that was done. most of the witnesses who testified during the prosecution's phase of sentencing who were supposed to talk about the harm that was caused, would give a brief statement and then go right into closed session. so those were some of the types of things i was looking for. >> what do you think the take way from this will be? more or fewer bradley mannings because of this chilling effect? >> yeah, i definitely feel this overreach by the government is going to prevent other individuals who are faced with this information, who see human

rights violations working for the government or in the military or what have you, they are going to have to that quandary of making that decision. do i put my life at risk or keep quiet and stay silent. >> justin thank you so much for your incite. the pretrial hearings for the september 11th terror attacks are continuing today. one prisoner says he is being denied food for torture. the officials deny that. >> reporter: defense attorneys have a long list, given the lack of access to documents, concerns over attorney/client material being monitored and the lack of

resources, they say they just can't properly launch a defense, and they say the stakes don't get any higher than this. they have been telling the judge this is not the proper venue to try this case. it should not be tried in a military commission. we spoke to one of the 12 observers attending this week's pretrial hearings, he is with amnesty international, and he says this case should be tried in federal court in compliance with national law. the "wall street journal" reports the justice department is preparing to file new cases against financial firms related to the 2008 economic crisis. eric holder declined to talk about specific cases, but he said he would not leave his job before making major digs on cases stemming from the 2008

collapse. more evidence the housing recovery is gaining strength. home resales roesz to their highest level in over three years. sales jumped 6.5%. and we have got some rain showers coming back into the southeast, right where we don't need anymore rain. i'll show you where that is happening, and how much has already fallen, coming up next. s

conference, follow the developments and bring them to you as they come in. ♪ hello, i'm meteorologist rebecca stevenson. we have been monitoring excessive rainfall stretching from kansas to the other side of texas. texas was staying dry for a while this summer. from florida up into georgia, and carolinas and virginia. and because of that we have had problems with morning fog. then as that breaks up, we have got more showers that come through, but these are not as heavy today as what we have been experiencing for the last week or so. we get a little bit of a break, but still as we get the afternoon going, you can see the

northern portion of georgia, you are getting really heavy showers right now. we have a larger disturbance rolling through, and it's swirling parts of california and nevada as well. that's going up into the southern portion of oregon and idaho, and the concern will be the lightning will spark more wildfire activity. with 53 wildfires already burning here, we're concerned about strikes in the afternovef and evening. we'll have more and temperatures too in the next half hour. richel? >> rebecca thank you. stay tuned and be sure to visit aljazeera.com. thank you so much for your time. ♪